Don't Do Drugs
This type of substance is typically prescribed for chronic pain. It targets the brain's "reward" pathway
Opioids
Drugs change the brain's _____
A: Structure,
B: Function
C: Both
C. Both
What are examples of medications used for MAT
Methadone, suboxone
What celebrity had overdosed last year and recently performed at the Grammys
Demi Lovato
This substance causes not only targets dopamine, but also targets GABA receptors causing a lowering of blood pressure, poor judgement, poor hand-eye coordination, memory loss, poor balance control
Alcohol
Affects body movement, emotional response, ability to feel pleasure and pain. Hint: A neurotransmitter
Dopamine
T/F:
MAT medications alone are enough to stop use.
Explain your answer
False
This was the first opioid to be used and can be traced back to ancient times.
Opium
A type of drug that mimics adrenalin in the body
Amphetamines
The part of the brain responsible for logical thought, impulse control and decision making
Frontal Cortex
What is blocking dose
Dose reached that blocks craving and effects of opioids
This ingredient used to be an ingredient of a famous soda
Cocaine
The most commonly used psychoactive substance
Caffeine
_________is when more receptors open up causing more of a substance to be taken in
Tolerance
This substance is a risk to use along with methadone as, when used illicitly, interacts negatively as it is also a depressant.
Benzodiazepines
This substance was created by a chemist and then produced by Bayer
Heroin
This substance is classified as both a hallucinogen and depressant
Marijuana
This lobe is where the reward pathway is located
Temporal
This substance eats methadone causing it to wear off sooner
Cocaine
What is your motivation for treatment?
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